The BYSTANDER

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AS IF

AS IF history mattered

AS IF it made a diff

AS IF we could affect anything

AS IF continents drift

AS IF want was relievable

AS IF warring could cease

AS IF life were conceivable

AS IF we could tolerate peace

AS IF we agreed to temper our greed

AS IF we agreed to help those in need

AS IF we accepted “the common good”

AS IF such a notion could be understood

AS IF hope could banish despair

AS IF we’d stop building castles in air

AS IF

AS IF

AS

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IF